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Force and Reveal
Aaron Fisher
The Silence of the Hams?
When I was younger, I learned pretty quickly how to say things that got a reaction. Sometimes that was practical. A well-timed line can cover a secret action. Sometimes it was emotional.
Aaron Fisher
When Dating New Tricks Stops Working
At a certain point, learning more stops helping. Not because you’ve learned enough — but because you haven’t decided what you’re willing to stay with long enough to actually perform.
Aaron Fisher
From Frustration to Flow
When Steve Reynolds taught his landmark Zarrow Shuffle course, we saw fifty magicians of every level transform over three short sessions. What happened in that room became one of the clearest demonstrations I’ve ever seen of how to move from effort to ease—from frustration to flow.
Aaron Fisher
The Real Secret to the Zarrow Shuffle
When I first saw a Zarrow, I was fifteen, outside Al’s Magic Shop. A local magician—who’d taken a few lessons from Darwin Ortiz—riffle-shuffled on the table and I saw nothing. Not a twitch. It was perfectly invisible. I chased that for years. Books, tapes, late nights. Still never looked like that first one.
Aaron Fisher